Includes alterations and additions by Sir William D'Avenant. Cuts, a scenic indication, calls, properties, cues for effects. Entrance cues are indicted by long lines with vertical slashes.

Genre

Tragedy

Theme(s)

Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption

Roles

Mr Betterton - Hamlet; Mrs Betterton - Ophelia; Mr Crosby - Claudius

Content Keywords

death, madness, royalty, revenge, poison, supernatural, marriage

Context Keywords

cast, character, stage, music, cues

Edition

Heringham and Bentley edition, 1683

Shattuck Code

HAM 3

Play

Hamlet

Library

Folger Shakespeare Library

Note

Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Folger Shakespeare Library's online catalogue and 'The Shakespeare Prompt books, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck.